Fort Benghisa (Q3748520)

matcher place: Malta (relation 365307), Southern Region (relation 1711219)
view on Wikidata
Wikipedia: English, Italian, Polish
Wikimedia Commons
English Wikipedia categories: 1912 establishments in Malta, 20th-century fortifications, Birżebbuġa, British fortifications in Malta, Buildings and structures completed in 1912, Limestone buildings in Malta, Malta geography stubs, Military installations closed in the 1970s, Military installations established in 1912, Polygonal forts in Malta

Overpass query: show query – Overpass Turbo

[timeout:300][out:json];
(
    node(around:1000,35.80833,14.53222)[military][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    way(around:1000,35.80833,14.53222)[military][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    rel(around:1000,35.80833,14.53222)[military][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    node(around:1000,35.80833,14.53222)["castle_type"="fortress"][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    way(around:1000,35.80833,14.53222)["castle_type"="fortress"][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    rel(around:1000,35.80833,14.53222)["castle_type"="fortress"][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    node(around:1000,35.80833,14.53222)[historic=fort][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    way(around:1000,35.80833,14.53222)[historic=fort][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    rel(around:1000,35.80833,14.53222)[historic=fort][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    node(around:1000,35.80833,14.53222)[landuse=military][name];
    way(around:1000,35.80833,14.53222)[landuse=military][name];
    rel(around:1000,35.80833,14.53222)[landuse=military][name];
    rel(around:1000,35.80833,14.53222)[site=military][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
    rel(around:1000,35.80833,14.53222)[type=site][~"^(addr:housenumber|.*name.*)$"~".",i];
);
out center tags;

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Fort Benghisa (Maltese: Il-Fortizza ta' Bengħisa) is a polygonal fort in Birżebbuġa, Malta. It was built between 1910 and 1912 by the British on high ground on the seaward face of Benghisa Point, the southern arm of Marsaxlokk Bay. It is the southernmost fortification in Malta.

Summary from Język polski / Polish Wikipedia (plwiki)

Fort Benghisa (malt. Il-Fortizza ta' Bengħisa) to fort poligonalny w Birżebbuġa na Malcie. Zbudowany został przez Brytyjczyków w latach 1910-1912. Skierowany ku morzu, zbudowany został na wzniesieniu Benghisa Point, południowym ramieniu okalającym Marsaxlokk Bay. Jest najbardziej na południe wysuniętą fortyfikacją na Malcie.

Summary from Italiano / Italian Wikipedia (itwiki)

Il forte Benghisa (in maltese Il-Fortizza ta' Bengħisa, in inglese Fort Benghisa) è una fortificazione dell'isola di Malta.

Wikidata location: 35.8083, 14.5322 view on OSM or edit on OSM

matches

no matches found

Search criteria from Wikidata

view with query.wikidata.org

administrative territorial entity (Q56061)

boundary=administrative

Search criteria from categories

Military installations closed in the 1970s	landuse=military, type=site, site=military, military
Military installations established in 1912	landuse=military, type=site, site=military, military
Polygonal forts in Malta	historic=fort, castle_type=fortress